Eighteen years ago, the national soccer team took on the German lions, and what was the score? 17 men went on the trip, and what is it like today?
Back to October 12, 2005, Beijing time in the early morning of the 13th, the national football team traveled to the AOL stadium in Hamburg, Germany, to challenge the World Cup and UEFA European Cup award-winning Teutonic Division.
After Zhu Guanghu took over the helm, this is the third battle against European teams. In the first two campaigns, the national football team defeated Spain and Ireland with 0-3 and 0-1 respectively. In this tournament, the world-class team and the European national team elite appeared in full. Sun Jihai, Li Tie, Shao Jiayi and Du Wei led the debut, the former German B Golden Boot Xie Hui sat in the front line, while the Premier League Manchester United newcomer Dong Fangzhuo stood in as a substitute.
Last weekend, the German team in a friendly match to 1-2 defeat Turkey, the team pressure doubled. Coach Klinsmann and Beckenbauer, Hornes and other domestic celebrities war of words started, the face of the weaker national football team, the German media hope that "must win, must not lose points", the head of the star Ballack due to the absence of flu.
A look at the starting lineups and substitutions for both sides.
National Football Team: 22-Li Leilei; 16-Ji Mingyi, 5-Li Weifeng, 2-Du Wei; 3-Sun Xiang (90 minutes Zheng Bin), 6-Shao Jiayi (58 minutes 11-Cao Yang), 8-Li Tie, 18-Li Yan, 10-Zheng Zhi (79 minutes 13-Xu Liang), 7-Sun Jihai (82 minutes 20-Wang Liang); Xie Hui (46 minutes 9-Dong Fangzhuo; 90 minutes 19-Zou Jie).
Germany lineup: 1-Kahn; 2-Schweinsteiger (88 min. 6-Hitzelsberg), 29-Mertesacker (46 min. 5-Hut), 21-Metzelder, 3-Friedrich; 19-Schneider, 8-Frings, 18-Borowski, 26-Deisler; 20-Podolski (51 min. 22-Kuranyi), 30-Novel.
In the first half, the national soccer team started the game. Sun Jihai long pass, Xie Hui header transition, left wing diagonal pass breakthrough. Germany counterattacked, Diezler peripheral low shot won a corner, Metzelder header attack higher.
In the fourth minute, Zheng Zhi breaks the ball, the national football team advances on the right and Xie Hui wins a corner kick. Sun Xiang shoots wide. The national football team quickly adjusted as the German defense contracted. In the eighth minute, Dessler curved the ball threat, Dewey strict defense Podolski. In the tenth minute, the national football team broke the ball, Sun Xiang left to break through, did not cooperate with Xie Hui.
Metzelder foul, Sun Xiang free kick, Shao Jiayi attack. Germany has a slight advantage, the national football team two sides of the road pass control stable.
Twenty minutes, Sun Jihai breaks through in front of the goal, Zheng Zhi's free kick is cleared. Foul by Schweinsteiger, Zheng Zhi's free kick is blocked. Dessler's strike from outside the box is too high.
Thirty-one minutes, Zheng Zhi low cross, Xie Hui stops the ball too big, Kahn clears. Schweinsteiger's shot from a narrow angle is blocked. Podolski breaks through and the ball goes through the box.
Thirty-five minutes, Germany's continuous corner kick passes, the national football team one by one to resolve. Thirty-seven minutes, the national football team rapid counterattack, Sun Xiang breakthrough was blocked. Shao Jiayi's free kick was quickly cleared.
Podolski snatched a shot wide, Sun Xiang broke through on the left and Germany attacked continuously. Forty minutes, Diezler shot from long range, Li Leilei saved and sealed the ball.
Forty-three minutes in, the national soccer team got a chance to break through. Zheng Zhi sent a straight shot to Xie Hui, who took a one-two and fired a low shot wide. The two teams were tied 0-0 in the first half, and the German home fans booed.
In the second half, Dong Fangzhuo replaced Xie Hui and Hutt replaced Mertesacker. Foul by Schneider, free kick by the national soccer team, Sun Jihai crosses the ball at the back post, Kahn comes out to destroy the ball.
Forty-nine minutes, Germany won a free kick on the left side and the offense ended offside. Fifty-one minutes, Zheng Zhi breaks the ball, Schneider breaks through, Li Weifeng is fouled, Portuguese referee Batista awards a penalty kick, Frings breaks through, Germany leads 1-0.
Jung wins a free kick, no offense is formed. Fifty-five minutes, Dessler's free kick is blocked. Fifty-eight minutes, Borowski attacked and Kuranyi's drive from the front point went wide.
Kuranyi header attack, sixty-five minutes. Germany's continuous attack, Frings' low shot is blocked. The national football team's attack is messy and runs are reduced. Seventy-one minutes, Schweinsteiger commits a foul and Dong Fangzhuo misses a chance.
Seventy-five minutes, the national football team in the middle of the long-distance shot, Dalian players connected, Sun Jihai got the ball, Dong Fangzhuo shook his head and attacked, the ball hit the post and bounced out, Kahn was shocked out of cold sweat!
Fans boo as the national soccer team attacks. Dong Fangzhuo wins a free kick, the national soccer team's high ball is difficult to cross the German defense. In the 84th minute, Li Tie committed a foul and Borowski's shot was blocked. In the final stage, both sides won a number of free kicks, but did not form a threat.
The national soccer team lost 0-1 to Germany on the road after dropping points on penalties. Despite the defeat, the national soccer team is still proud of the struggle.
Eighteen years later, Zhu Guanghu has replaced a total of six players and introduced 17 players who have represented the national soccer team.
Li Tie was taken away for investigation after his dismissal, setting off a new storm in Chinese soccer. Zheng Bin is also involved.
Xie Hui is the head coach of the first team of Dalian Professional Football Club, and Zou Jie coaches in the Dalian People's ladder team. Zheng Zhi left the Guangzhou team to work with Shao Jiayi as an assistant coach of the national soccer team.
Sun Xiang, vice president of Chinese Super League giants Shanghai Harbour Football Club, and Wang Liang, assistant coach of Yunnan Yukun in S.E.B.. Sun runs between Guizhou and his hometown of Dalian, and Ji Mingyi is in Chongqing, both engaged in soccer youth training.
Dong Fangzhuo, Li Yan and Xu Liang become soccer commentators. Li Weifeng, Du Wei, Cao Yang and Li Leilei are temporarily on rest.
